Menard High opens boys soccer playoffs at home

3:25 AM,
Feb. 7, 2014

Menard High junior forward Brandon Obey (7, right) is one of the state's leading goal scorers with 29 on the season. The seventh-seeded Eagles will host Christian Life today in the first round of the Division III boys soccer playoffs.

Written by

Bret H. McCormick
bmccormick@thetowntalk.com

Prince Borde has perhaps his most talented team in three seasons as the Menard High boys soccer coach, and he hopes that talent pays off with a deep playoff run.

The Eagles (17-6-4) drew the No. 7 seed in the Division III playoffs and will open with a first-round game against No. 26 Christian Life (6-7-0) at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7.

"This year is the most talented team, but we're still young," said Borde, third-year coach at Menard High in Alexandria. "... We have the most club players ever at Menard so far, and that helps a lot." ...